Play with freedom
Unleash your bass on the world. You'll find it easy to play all the way along the five-piece maple and wenge neck. It enables lightning fast manoeuvrability and fret transitions. Naturally bright, these woods also add some bite to your tone, keeping it snappy and punchy. And there's a super smooth panga panga fretboard, which is as graceful as it is sturdy, providing tonnes of sustain. Every riff played on these superbly crafted tools is sure to flow. You'll be able to express yourself on the bass like never before.
Figured maple magic
There's something uniquely special about it. The figured maple on top of the Artisan A4 Plus looks absolutely stunning and will give you a powerful stage presence. It also has a beautifully bright resonance, which is balanced by the warmth of the mahogany body for a superbly rich tone. And the neck-through-body design also adds exceptional playability and sustain to your sound, enabling you to ring notes out as long as you like. These beautiful features are sure to get you fired up and ready to create your best basslines yet. Now, you just need to create them.
Specifications
Body
Neck and Fingerboard
Hardware and Electronics
Bold Bartolini pickups They'll do your sound proud. The Bartolini MK-1 pickups offer a truly unique voicing helping your basslines cut through the mix and really stand out. The bridge pickup is tight and punchy, emphasising the midrange of your notes and giving your basslines a real 'thud'. Then there's the neck pickup. Slightly smoother and warmer, it injects your basslines with depth and texture. And the Bartolini MK-1 EQ system lets you sculpt your tone even further letting you take control of your sound. Combined, these pickups are sure to give you a dynamic tonal response suitable for any genre. So feel free to experiment.